Posts about local and independent food retailers
So my delivery from Pasta Evangelists arrived today. Pictures follow.
My first reaction was "where are the cooking instructions?" But each meal is colour coded with a dot, and in the enclosed booklet, full details are given - a lengthy description, ingredients and cooking instructions.
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I originally set up this blog to encourage me to cook more from scratch. I still like to do so, but there are other times when you just want a plate of delicious food delivered to you.
Pasta Evangelists sell "artisan" pasta online, delivered to your door. It is a bit pricey, at...
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Today, I am reviewing Simply Cook, a different type of recipe box from the others I have reviewed so far - Gousto, Hello Fresh, Mindful Chef.
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I've just given Graze another try.
Back in 2013, I took up their "first box free" offer, but it turned into a bit of a hash. The free box never turned up, and Graze's only response was to offer me a box at half-price. This didn't fill me with joy, so I cancelled my new...
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So, not a bad meal yet. Rather than creating new posts for every meal I cook and snap, I'm just going to post the next few pictures here, so anyone interested can see how the meals turn out.
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Another Everdine meal, and another success. Chicken was well cooked; rice was nice and separated, not sticky; salsa added a nice sweet acidic touch.
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My first Everdine frozen meal. Straight out of the freezer, into the microwave - 8 minutes with a stir half-way through; and 1 minute to stand.
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Everdine are a food-by-mail company, but they supply frozen prepared meals, all ready to go in the oven or microwave.
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So, another week, another recipe box scheme. This week it is the turn of HelloFresh.
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The contents of today's box.
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